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"Snake Pit!" was the second short story in the TOS anthology The New Voyages 2 in 1978. It was written by Connie Faddis, who also wrote "Marginal Existence" for the collection.
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Summary[edit | edit source]
The Enterprise intervenes in a conflict between the Hualans and a Federation outpost.
References[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Irvin Domberwicky • Gehres • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Spock
- Referenced only
- Andrea • Devil • God • Roger Korby • Montgomery Scott
Starships and vehicles[edit | edit source]
Locations[edit | edit source]
- Vestalan (Vestalan botanical collections station)
- Referenced only
- Hell • Luna
Races and cultures[edit | edit source]
States and organizations[edit | edit source]
Science and classification[edit | edit source]
- air coolers • communicator • hypospray • infirmary • intercom • knife • laboratory • medikit • medscanner • phaser • probe • scalpel • sensor • sociology • socioanthropology • transporter • tricorder • turbolift
Ranks and titles[edit | edit source]
- administrator • anthropologist • captain • commander • demon • doctor • ensign • goddess • guard • high priest • lieutenant commander • nurse • sociologist
Other references[edit | edit source]
- animal • beam • blood • civilization • coatl • coatl venom • dart • day • demon • Derivative 249 • duck • egg • emblem • fire • 'gav tree • goat • gold • gravity • hour • island • kiva • mechto • metal • minute • music • ocean • phaser • pon farr • radio • religion • sand • shore-shrimp • sickle • snake • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • stone • stunner • tree • uniform • venom • yarrow stick • year
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Publication history[edit | edit source]
- January 1978
- First published by Bantam Books. (ISBN 0-553-11392-5)
- February 2000
- 13th printing by Bantam Spectra. (ISBN 0-553-27933-5)
Appendices[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
- This story was originally printed with illustrations in the fanzines Universal Transmitter #1 in 1975 and Rigel #3 in 1977.
- A parenthetical comment noted that Chapel's history with Roger Korby as described in the story was based on information presented by Majel Barrett at the New York Star Trek Convention in 1975.
Errata[edit | edit source]
- Korby was spelled Corby.
Related stories[edit | edit source]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 11 novelization: What Are Little Girls Made Of? – Discovery of Roger Korby and Andrea on Exo III.
- TOS episode & Star Trek 3 novelization: Amok Time – Chapel recalled seeing Kirk apparently dead after Spock's pon farr.
- Chapel is also featured in:
Connections[edit | edit source]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Surprise! |
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2
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Next story: The Patient Parasites |
| Previous story: first story |
Stories by: Connie Faddis |
Next story: Marginal Existence |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Face on the Barroom Floor |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Book of Fulfillment |
| Previous Adventure: The Face on the Barroom Floor |
Next Adventure: Book of Fulfillment | |
External links[edit | edit source]
- Snake Pit! article at Fanlore.
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